Hope For Haiti

By Ashley Tibbetts

Musicians at Hopkinton High have many opportunities to display their talents. Hopkinton High students have the opportunity too participate in Steel Pan; the steel pan is an instrument we associate with the Caribbean and the sounds of Calypso and Soca music rather than with classical music. The origin of the steel pan can be traced back to slavery in the Caribbean and grew from many instruments.

November 7^th there will be a concert held at the Hopkinton Town Library at 2 pm. This concert is being held to benefit Partners in Health, founded by Paul Farmer, to support on going work in Haiti. Paul Farmer wrote the book “Mountains Beyond Mountains” (a Haitian book) a compelling and inspiring book that shows what great works one person can do, it being from Harvard to Haiti.

The Hopkinton Steel Pan will be playing a well-known Haitian song called “Yellow Bird”. Not only will they be playing these songs but they will also be talking about the history of these songs.

Following that on November 11^th, Hopkinton police chief Pecora will be at Flanders Field where there will be a ceremony for the veterans of war. Here there will be a choir singing many songs one being “America The Beautiful”.